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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-26
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
For Street Lighting by Flee
trlclty.

Sealed proposal. viii be received al the . lice of
the ity clerk city Rock Island, H.. III noon
Of Monday October ., 1887, fof lighting the streets
and leys Of "a city by electric hshIs Tor Term
Of three year,
Bids wi be made according to the following
specifications. and for any on o. with all OF The
specified m, thuCs
First FOR ARR LIGHT exclusively, by lower
10 1876 feet in height, and not losS than ID in
number.
/. Tower with > lamps . 600 candle powtr per
lamp Price per anhum per lamp
.. DO with lamps, 2.00 candle power per
lamp Prize per annnm per amp.
Second, FOX Arc itillI, II towers and not
less than 20 mast.
Towers with lamps eco caLdlc power per
lamp Pr &c per anuum per lamp
2 20 with lamps. 1900 andlr power per
lamp. Price per annum ger lamp
3. Mast with / lamp. 2,00D chrdr power per
lamp. Price per annnm per lamp
Third FOR ARC LIGHT .e&clusi' ely hymasts,
not less than 20 in plumber Zach ma. lamp, per
= 900 candle pOwrF- Prtce per amnum per lamp.
Fourth. JNCANDEsCENT LIGHTS, not less
than 300 in number
/. OF IL candle power Price per aunum per
lamp.
;. of % candle power Price per annum per
lamp
). OF 70 candle power. Price per annnm per
lamp
In addition 10 specifying pr cc- for thu above
minimum numbers bidders are requ =ted 10 give
prices for such increased number of hghts nf any
Xii d lf IA " as the city may Diet rnlur la use.
The city through is 'ity Council reserves it,
self the right to drteru inc the location of all tow
ers, masl- and u.CaHde-cenf lights Al-u resrrv' :
the right Ia cause all exiting towers aud masts 10
be chan ed and relocated nj fhr contractors own
charge aud Expense. Ard al" SERVES The right
to reject any and all bids
Bonds . be approved by the Mayor md City
CnnIc Will be reguired for The faIntul perform
ance Of the contract.
tndor communications Proposals for Electric
Light, tlIy Clerk. ROck Island, IN.
ROBERT kFHIEa. cry CLERK
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-26
THE IRISH PRESS ON eAlfouR
A Wordy Onslaught Upon the Secretary
Suggesting AnntIler phnuix Park

A WnTdy Onslaught Upon the Secretary
Suggesting Annther Phoenix Park
LONDON, S pit. a6 The vigor with which
the government has entered upon the. sup
preston of the Irish National league has
opened the eyes of the Irish leaders to the
fact that hard fight is before them. They
have found Balfour resolute minister of
England's coercion policy, on the alert to
take advantage of the merest chance in the
governments favor; vigorous, active, and
absolutely fearless of his personal safety.
Moreover, they find him ready to Use the
most extreme measures in his power for their
repression.
The Nationalist press has heaped every cpl
tibet its extensive vocabulary contains upon
the Irish secretary, and lately revels in the
bestowal of the euphonious title of Bloody
BalfOur," and characterizes his policy as
worthy that of a fiend incarRate. They hold
him up to execration, and, with alluSion to
the fatal ARRAY at Mitchelltown, speak of him
as "Dabbling his sleek young hands in Erin's
blood" They stigmatize him as "Callous of
bloodshed as Cromwell" and with burning
words depict him "Butchering feeble peas
ants in cold blood with a languid, sar-
donic sale upon his cowardly, effeminate
face" Much more in the same vein is hurled
at the devoted head of the minister by the
press, and the Irish leaders are warned what
toprepare for; that Balfour will strain the
coercion act to its utmost in order to extin-
guish the hateful league "Unless," continue
they, Sudden death stops him in his career"
or the ministry become afraid to follow him
to such extremes as he will go, he will prove
the most formidable five that the national
cause has met with since its res,lrpenca
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-26

group, a charioteer with chariot and -four
horses From the top of each end of the arch
an immense flag floats in the breeze, while at
the base of each flagstaff is a group, the one
on the south side being a soldier standing by
"A cannon, and the one on the north side is
sailor and swivel gun A few steps east OF
The arch is the reviewing stand, adorned
with flags, drapery # bunting, eagles, mod
els of the G. A R halses, etc, on which the
commaudel-ia-chirfG Gen Lucus Fairchild,
will stand, with such distinguished veterans
as he may SEE fit to invite, and review the
veterans as they march 10y the stand.
The street decofdt.o Is, however, will pale
into insigniirance by the ide of the illumina-
ton. Along Fourth street, Broadway, Olive
street. Locust street. Washington ave-
nue., and Franklin avenue run
continuous lines of gas jets with globes of
red, white and blue on each side of the street,
with great trees of coore;l lights at intervals
OF twentv-four feet. Broadway is spauned
from Clark avenue to Franklin avenue by
fifteen immense double arches, truss pattern
one in the Center OF each block-and each
holding 300 gas burners shaded by colOred
globes. On Washington avenue and Olive
street arches of a different design are erected.
On Fourth street at the intersection Of Olive
an arch has been erected with an illuminated
picture of Grant and on the same street at
the intersection of Washington avenue is an
other arch bearing an Illuminated picture OF
Lincoln. a triple arch at Eleventh street
and Washington avenue is surmounted by a
huge figure of the American eagle in glowing
gas jets, 2o,OoO burners being used in this fig
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-26

Business over the entire country. but
more particularly in the east, has been
greatly hampered and restricted by the
scarcity of money This has not been
due to Wall street operations, as many
persons and newspapers seem to think,
for a continual liquidation has been going
on there for the last three months. but it
is because funds are being absorbed in
moving the crops aud in legitimate busI-
ness enterprises Under the head of
Legitimate business enterprises" must be
included the enormous sums that have
been expended in railway business in the
west, almost all of which has been drawn
from the money eenters of the east.
Money is made still scarcer by the fears
of those who have it to lend. A feeling
of distrust pervades the air, and financial
circles have fallen into condition of
semi. panic. In New York, instances are
reported of banks throwing out securities
for loans that are usually deemed gilt
edged. 1t this state of affairs the action
of the treasury department in Offering to
buy $14, 900 of the fours and -four
and one half per cents for certain fixed
price within the next Two weeks is hailed
in commercial circles with feeling of
relief. 1t is not so much the amount of
money that will be disbursed that will
avert panic, for Sl4 900, 900 is, after all.
but a small sum when the vast CONNER,
cial interests of the country are consid
cred, but it is the feeling of confidence il
instills. The people are assured that
should any unusual or remarkable strin-
gency occur the treasury will come to the
relief IF the money market This assur-
ance will 60 farther towards avertng y
panic than anything else that could be
done
OF course some persons will criticiSe
the administration, but they are those
who would find fault with democratic
president no matter " hat he did Among
the sensible portion of the community
the action of the treasury department will
be applanded.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-26

information. The veterans o, Illinois, over
1000 in numier, will occupy Lyon park, in
the southern part of the cltv, as we'll as Con
corda park adjoining M,s'ouri's 5000 SOL
diers have been assigned 10 Hyde park, the
Iowa veterans tn Carr park, the visitors from
Nebraska to jackson place, those from In
diana to st. Louis park, and miscellaneous
assortment from other states TO Lindell park.
The decoration of the different halls where
meetings and entertainments will be held,
and the streets, has been executed on the
most elaborate scale. The halls at the Lin
dell, the merchants exchange, and the expo
sition building, where the sessions of the en-
campment are to be held, are literally lined
with flags, bunting, shiel Is, pictures OF gen.
erals, and varieties of military decorations.
The halls where the local posts of the q. A
R. will hold their receptions day and night
are also lavishly decorated. The greatest
feature of the decorations, however, is the
arch which spans Olive street where it is
crossed by Twelfth The arch is sixty eight
feet in height In the center, just above the
keystone, is an illuminate equestrian paint
ing of Gen Grant, of heroic size, with shield
and flags artistically grouped beneath it
Above the painting, on top Of the arch, is
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-26

Lowell Courier: The ballet girls have
brought suit against the National Opera
company. Certainly the ballet girls
ought to have suits
Springfield Union There is good
deal of similarity this year between a
camp meeting and damp meeting.
Indianapolis Sentinel; For insulting
and mObbing democratic presidents, the
republican party is fully entitled to all
the dishoner that accrues from such pro
ceedings
Chicago Times: Mr. Blaine is not the
only Napoleon of finance" produced by
the state of Maine. A Young man in a
bank at SacO has got off with nearly
$50. of the banks funds.
Chicago Times: Virgins promises
wind storm on September 10 that will
sweep the Atlantic and fairly blow the
United States out of water Fortunately,
the great ocean yacht race does not take
place on that day, or it would fail for
want of water.
st. Louis Globe Democrat: If the pro-
hibitiOnists persist in putting tickets in
the field regularly and the labor men cons
tinue to split up as they have done in the
past few months, the United States three
or four years hence will have about as
extensive and var1egated collection of
political parties as either France or Ger
many has.
Chicago Times; A St. Paul pauer say
that the sale of Ignatius Donuelly's forth
coming book is already so far assured
that his royalty will within year amount
TO at least 100000. Mr. Donnelly has
an Interest in the Bacon theory beyond
what it excites as a great literary guess
ton. It looks as if as a result of his
actions in the Bacon line he might be-
come the Phil Armour OF literature.
Rochester Herald: We don't believe in
republicans insulting democratic presi>
dents or democrats insulting republican
presidents. 1t is low, vulgar mean busis
ness, the whole of it. The Grand Army
men of Wheeling ought to have ignored
that banner and marched right along
even if, as they apparently had a right
to assume considering all the circum-
stances, 1t were hung out there to aggra-
vate them.
St. Paul Globe: 1t is the first time in
the history of the government since the
land grant policy prevailed that we have
had an administration with manhood
enough to stand up and resist the en-
creachments OF corporate power. 1t is
the first time the people have had an adj
ministration capable of protecting them
from the avarice of monopoly. 1t is
such an unusual and refreshing event in
our national life that it really doesn
make much difference whether the anti
administration organs refer to it or not.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-26

CHICAGO, Sept 26 Mrs Parsons was be-
fore Justice White Saturday to answer a
charge of distributing circulars in violation
of city ordinance When asked what she
had had to say she said that for fifteen years
of her residence here hardly day had passed
that she had not had circulars thrust into
her hands on the streets. She didn't ask the
judge to decide otherwise than in the line of
his duty, but Il do ask you to treat me as
you would have your wife treated were shf
in my position, and you situated as my hus-
band is This brief appeal had a noticeable
effect on everybody in the room, and the
justice, after saying that he realized and was
sorry for her unprotected state, admitted her
to bail on her own recognizance until he had
read the circular and come to a decision
The case was continued. Mrs Parsons had
no counsel
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-26
ANOTHER VICTORY FOR cLiN6s foaE
Patrons Hackers Break for the Pool
Boxes-Baii Playing-Sporting Notes.

PATRONS hackers Break Tor the POOL
Roxes-Bsii Playing-SportIng Notes.
DETROIT, Sept 26.-Satur ay the great
trotliug ace between Patron and Clngstone
was decided on the Driving club course Pa
iron was an immense favorite in the poolbox,
and in private betting odds of 800 to $50
were offered on him with plenty of takers
but when the horses appeared on the track
Clingstone was so out OF form that the bet
ting fraternity was stampeded, and they
nearly fell over each other in their mad haste
to get to the pool-boxes TO hedge.
The first heat was a hot one to the half,
where Clingstone shook off his rival aud
finished easily. Time, BIZ. The secoad heat
was not SO spirited Patron acted badly, al
though it was evident Fuller, his driver, was
forcing him to win if possible, but he was not
equal to the task and Clingstone won by a
length, Time, 2:i7lI.
On the third heat the horses started off to-
gether, but before the half was reached
Fuller had forced his horse fully two lengths
ahead of Clingstone, and from there to the
wire Clingstone's driver was unable to catch
up Time, 2:l734 The performance of Pa
tron in the third heat gave his friends fresh
hopes, and they again gave odds Their
hopes were dashed before the fist quarter of
the fourth heat was run, and Clingstone fin
ished easily m.2:l9
Harry Wilkes made an effort to beat his
record of 21315 for purse of l,5b0 The
cold wind and rather brisk breeze up the
back stretch were against him and he came
in under the wire in PHI His second at
tempt also proved failure. He made the
mile in 2:l5s&.
The other races were won as follows:
2:25 class trot, by Justina; best time of win
ner, 2:24a; Prince Wilkes won the 2:lo pace;
best time, 2:1S1z.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept Ri The winning
horses at the Jockey club course Saturday
were: Benedict, x mile, l:55; lnsolence, IA
miles, $40; Pat Donovan, q mile, l:l7A
Monocrat. mile, l:4i; White Nose, l l-lG
miles, / 30
NEW YORK, Sept 26.-At Gravesend Sat
urday the Jockey club races resulted: Eolian,
mile, l:4i54; Esquimau, J. miles, 1881
George Oyster, Il mile, l:l7$4; Nolante, IA
miles PIP; Cruiser, * mile, l:0I, Katie A,
| "a mile, lis
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-26
DANGEROUS Classes
A NEW VIEW OF THEM FROM A So
CIAtiSTlC SOURCE.

Not the People Who Want to Rip Things
Up, but Those Who Are Contented as
They Are-O'Brien Given Six Months in
Jail and Baiied-Sug sestive Talk in irish
Papers.
LONDON, Sept. "a pamphlet that is at
tracing great deal of attention has just
made its appearance. Its authors name is not
stated, but it evidently comes from Social
site sources Its title page bears the perth
i,ent question: "Who Are Our Dangerous
Classes" The author describes the different
classes of people found in a great city, and
speaks of the motives which actuaie them.
He puts them all into two great divisions:
Those who desire to better their position in
life, and those who are happy and contentad
as they are. In the former class he puts all
those who work on wages or possess moth
ing beyond what they earn from day
to day, and in the second class he
places those who have retired On a compe-
tency or who have inherited fortunes and
have landed estates "Restles mess" says the
writer of the pamphlet, lis but another name
for ambition, and this is what actuates the
working class of society They desire to adj
vance with their times, and to have some
hand in the administration of the govern
ment under which they live. Opposed to this
restless ambition of the progressive class is
the sluggish contentment of the self-satished
class who desire no change in the we'll worn
machinery of society. They have enough; the
world in its present state is good enough for
them; they can live well and happily.
What matters it to them who may
die of wantg" The writer thinks that
these people really constitute the
dangerous class of society. He claims that
they oppose every movement for advance
ment, and hold fast TO old forms, The writer
condemns in the strongest language
this lethargy and Indifference to the positive
necessities of the so-called lower classes. The
latter, he says, are waking up to the knowl
edge of higher and better things, and en-
lightened civilization contains for them adj
vantages which they do not now possess if
they will but claim them. Rights" con-
tinues the unknown author, "have too long
been denied these people, and the time has
come when they must obtain them; quietly,
if possible, but if not quietly then by force
and violence"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-26

The scores in the lea cue on Saturday were
as follows: At Pittsburg-tfirst lamel Phil
adelphis II, Pittsburg 3; second gsmeD Phil
adrlphia s, Pittsburg l; at Detroit New
York :, Detroit Il; at Chcago-tfrst camel
Boston TO- Chicago 4; Second game Boston
9, Chicago 4-seven innings, darkness; at In,
dianapolis-Wa shington :, Indianapolis l.
American asso iation: At Brooklyn Brook
Ign 81, Athletic ); at Baltimore MetroE~li-
tan :, Baltimore >; al ouisville-Louisvile 5,
Cleveland | ; at Observation-Disclosures Z, st.
Louis 5, Sunday at st Louis-Cincinnati
5, St Louis i; at Observation-Disclosures ;,
Brooklyn ,; at Loulsvlle-Cleveland u.
Louisville l.
Northwestern league: At nuIuth-Duluth
9, Oshkosh 9Agame called darkness; at st
Paul-St Paul II, Milwaukee 3. at Minneap-
olis-Mnneapolis /, Dies MONIES IS; at Eau
Claire-Eau Claire ~. Lacrosse u; tSun-
day. at Duluth-Duluth 10, Oshkosh 10
nine innings, darkness; al ST PauI-St Pau
Is, Milwaukee 3
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-26
supe -titions Concerning Children.

Children born on Sundays are said b
have the power Of second sight or cairvoy-
ance. If new born babe has particu-
larly old look you can conclude that il
will not live to grow up. If you have its
picture taken before it is wear old il
will meet with the same sad fate The
same is said of children who are al
lowed to play with flowers or who are
taken inside cemetery at this early
period of life.
furthermore, 8 child under l2 months
old must not be allowed tu see its image
in the looking glass for fear of its becom
Ing vain later in life. If you look over
ehild's head it will not grow any more.
If little children kiss each other before
they can speak they will never learn any
thing. If II little daughter resemble hei
mother she will never have particle of
good luck in all her life If girl baby IL
given its mothers name it will not live.
The same is said of son who is named
after his father.-Cincinnati Enquirer
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-26

THE forest area OF the United States Is
less than $50 600, 900 acres, TT 72S.oU
square miles, or about one fifth The area
of the whole country, For railIoad ties
alone the wood on 5OO,o0o acres 900
square miles, is required annu4ily- Some
idea of the rapid reduction OF our forests
may be gathered from the fact that in
1863 Ohio had forest equal to 80 per cent
of the area of the state, now IT is not
over 20 per cent Drou9hts and deslIuc-
tive floods are among the results OF tie
destruction of our forests.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-26

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept 26 Ex-Governor
James d. Porter, recently first assistant sec
rotary of state, says Cleveland is very anxious
that the party should agree on compromise
tariff bill and that one will be offered to the
next congress. Governor Porter further said
that Cleveland and Hill had complete I'M
derstanding, and that Hill will give Cleve-
land strong support. The denomination of
Cleveland, Porter thinks, will be an easy
matter, and that western man will get the
second place Blaine, Governor Porter be
heves, will be the Republican nominee, but
will not accept if the Republican outlook
does not improve II Blaine declines, ALI
son will be the man
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-26
FL0RlDA'S INVITATION.
A UNIQUE SPECIMEN OF ART FROM
CRACkER-lAND,


Laid Out-what 1t Costs the President
The Latest Swindle Worked On Capital
Hotel Men.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept % -Of the num-
Der Of invitations to visit various cities and
states recently extended to the president
probably the most unique came from the PEG
pie of Jacksonville, Fla. Some of the invi-
tations received by the president are encased
in silver and gold, embellished with engrav
ings and flagree work, and are of considera-
bic intrinsic value, but the one from Florida
is encased between lids of ''curly pine" ma
tive to that state The lids are held together
by hinges or back made Of alligator skin,
and are nine inches wide fifteen in length
and thrseeighths of an inch thick. They
are highly polished, and on the outside Of
one is painted bunch of magnolias in full
bloom. The inclossre is five pieces of Bris-
tol board, upon which the invitation is writ
ten, as well as the signatures of the commit
tee delegated to present it And these pages
are also uniquely ornamented with
India ink sketches on the borders
of scenes and of the floral and other
peculiarities of the state There are pictures
of the Cherokee rose, variety native only
to Florida, of sand dunes surrounded with
cabbage palmetto, with sea oats and sea
gulls, white cranes alligators, gray Spanish
moss and sketches from nature on the St
Johns river as well as on the shores of beau
tiful and romantic Lake St George, all
blended in harmonious and artistic arrange
ment. AT the top of one of the pages there
is finely drawn scene or picture of a genu-
inc Florida Cracker" driving his team to
market through the pines He has the regu-
lar backwoods cart drawn by genuine Flor
ida mule, which he bestrides, his long legs
reaching nearly to the ground. All in all it
is the most unique and characteristic or APP
propriate as well as artistic invitation re-
ceived by the president.
Mr.. Clevelands journey to the western and
southern states will cost him several thou
sand dollars-perhaps more than SO, 0oJ. He
has engaged special train for the entire dis
lance, consisting of an engine, a baggage and
supply car, and two palace cars. This train
will convey him for about 4, 500 miles, and
the journey will occupy twenty two days If
the railway journey were continuous one
It would occupy between five and six days,
provided the train make thirty five miles an
hour. 1t may be assumed that the president
will be required to make at least fifty speeches
of erraa FAR or loss lappth
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-26

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept 26-Snow
fell lightly for half an hour here Friday
night The temperature fell to 40 degrees
BosToN, Mass, Sept. &c A dispatch from
Glenhouse, White mountains says there was
heavy fall of snow there Saturday night
and the thermometer Sunday morning regis
tered Is degrees above zero.
PENNINGTON, Me-, Sept 2d.-Snow fell
north of here Sunday morning
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-26

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 26-Saturday
morning three men arrived at the harbor
here in yawl, having left the schooner Ole
Olson in a sinking condition about fifteen
miles off the coast during very
hard storm. During the storm
the deck ioa was swept away by the
waves, causing the hold to fill and the vessel
to sink to the rails While on their trip to
the harbor the men had several narrow es-
capes from swamping. Saturday morning
the life-saving crew below Kenosha, Wis,
discovered the water-logged Olsen, and she
was lowed into Kenosba harbor, the load of
slabs having kent her afiOat